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Thursday, December 29, 2011

toby is six

toby is six

I forgot to sit weepily by Toby's bed Tuesday night, although it's my custom the night before his birthdays. I sit there by...

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

merry happy Christmas

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

the beach, and why I'm writing about not writing

the beach, and why I'm writing about not writing

I'm sitting in a hotel room, where it is quiet, except for the humming of appliances and the screeching of passing seagulls. We...

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Monday, December 19, 2011

for this I endured 4 months of labor

for this I endured 4 months of labor

I read parenting magazines with this kind of detached arrogance. I mean, I think they're wrong about basically everything, but I would kind...

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Media fast day 5: Quitsville

Day 5: I don't know if I went in with the wrong motivation... I just know I was done yesterday. It was a...

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

day 4: quackers!

day 4: quackers!

Housewife log, day something, losing perception of time This is Day 4, I think. Wednesday night, as I'm typing this. I am becoming...

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Media fast day 3: therapy

Media fast day 3: therapy

How many self-portraits can one take of oneself reading in 5 days? Stay tuned! Day 3: Tuesday night Tried depriving Tristan of sleep...

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

media fast, Day 2: lonely

media fast, Day 2: lonely

Housewife log, day 2: Planet Your Mom You know when it hurts? At 4 o clock in the morning, that's when. After I...

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Monday, December 12, 2011

media fast Day 1: the shakes

media fast Day 1: the shakes

Housewife’s log, day 1, Planet of Not Even Pretending To Know Star Trek Lingo: The 7 of us residing in this house have...

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Friday, December 9, 2011

checkmate, tree.

checkmate, tree.

Every year, the MOG and I battle it out over the appropriate display and duration of Christmas cheer. He would very happily skip...

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Monday, December 5, 2011

maybe Jesus isn't into Christmas.

maybe Jesus isn't into Christmas.

It's December, y'all. That means it is FULLTIME Christmas cheer from now till December 26th. In fact, I started early this year, and...

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Genesis and the white-trash element

I've started this Bible-in-90-Days plan, and I'm in Genesis, you know, because it's at the beginning and all that. Genesis is pretty Jerry...

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

science fiction and multi-tasking

In some alternate universe, I'm a genuine multi-tasker. Now the MOG and all my sci-fi geek friends (looking at you, jennerith) are spitting...

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